Randoms: Quote of the Day!

 

"Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills  they will eventually require for learning to read."

-Marilyn Jager Adams

Randoms: Quote of the Day!

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents"

- Emilie Buchwald

It is important to read to your children. Lead by example. If you read, the chances of your child following the footsteps of their parents are more than likely. Make it interesting and fun. Read stories that they love (like a Harry Potter, Heddrick McBride, Doctor Suess, Carolivia Herron) or would think about reading. After that, then slide a few educational books in for their minds, trust me it will pay off. Dramatize it. Take on the personality of the characters and story itself. If you do, your kids are going to be joyfully engaged. It will be like watching a movie being acted out or going to a play that they have gotten tickets to go and see. Come on, you were a child once before so you should know how fun it can and will be! Pick a day(s) to read! This can set the stage for your child to expect which day a story is to be read to them or on what days-- do everyday if you can. If you and your spouse read to the kids read together or split it up. One person gets this day and the other person gets the next or one person gets this week and the next person gets the next. I am sure you all can figure it out. Make them read the book with you. It will help improve their comprehension and their reading ability. Before you know it, they will be  going from cat and hat to supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Finally, make them start picking out books. Make sure it is something that they can read. 

And there you have! Now get on that reading rainbow and read!

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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

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"once you learn how to read, you will forever be free"- Fredrick Douglas